Horizontal Spacing Commands (continued)
Function:
Absolute dot position
Format: | <ESC> | “$” |
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ASCII | n1 | n2 | ||
Decimal | 27 | 36 | n1 | n2 |
Hexadecimal | 1B | 24 | n1 | n2 |
Remarks:
Moves the print head to an absolute horizontal position. The position, in inches, is determined by the formula (n + n2 X 256)/60. The maximum position is 13.6 inches.
Function:
Move print head
Format: | <ESC> | “\" |
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ASCII | n1 | n2 | ||
Decimal | 27 | 92 | n1 | n2 |
Hexadecimal | 1B | 5C | n1 | n2 |
Remarks:
Moves the print head a specified distance from the last character printed. It can move the print head either left or right. The distance, in inches, is determined by the following formulas:
Draft: | (n1 + n2 x 256)/120 |
Letter Quality: | (n1 + n2 x 256)/180 |
Proportional: | (n1 + n2 x 256)/360 |
To move to the left, add 64 to the calculated value for n2. The maximum distance is 13.6 inches. The command will be ignored if you try to move to a position outside of the current margins.